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Washington University Sizzle Video
Lionsgate Entertainment CEO Jon Feltheimer, LA '72, who is also a National Council member and scholarship donor, was a featured speaker at the Annual Arts & Sciences Scholarship dinner held in October 2010. He regaled the audience with recollections of his student days as well as this short film featuring a montage of campus life -- or campus life as rendered by Hollywood!
Jennifer Smith: Tales from the Field
Smith, associate professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences, travels frequently in pursuit of new research and tells great stories about misadventures and near-death experiences in the field. Six of them -- including "How I Learned to Drive Stick" and "Who Brought the Dog?" -- are collected on this page.
Around the Quad Photo Gallery
The Brookings Quadrangle is one of the most beautiful features of the Washington University campus, with associations to commencement and campus life, crossing paths and intersecting lines. We invite you into this new section to share in some highlights, adventures and notable stories of our students, faculty, alumni and friends as we look back at our year.
A Life of Science
Jon Chase and Tiffany Chase talk about a life in science. From catching tadpoles as children to studying ecosystems, their work is fueled by a lifelong fascination with nature. As Knight famously asked a professor in college, "you can really get paid for doing this?"
A Detective Tale: Rebecca Messbarger
For a decade, Messbarger, a scholar of 18th-century Italy and associate professor of Italian, has been drawn back to Bologna — rummaging through rare book rooms, interrogating archivists and even descending into a crypt — to stitch together the story of anatomical modeler Anna Morandi Manzolini.
Andrew Martin Timeline
Follow the oustanding life of Andrew Martin, political methodologist, from birth to present day in game-board form. Learn more about one of Washington University's youngest department chairs through highlights of his achievements -- and he's only just begun!
New Courses in Arts & Sciences
Explore the array of new A&S courses added in 2009-2010. There is something for everyone in Arts & Sciences.
